furchtbare

[ˈfʊʁçtbaːʁə]

/[ˈfʊʁçtbaːʁə]/ adj

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The verdict

“furchtbare” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,431. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,431
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs furchtbar

Corpus desk

Index DE-furchtbare · furchtbare · German

furchtbare · rank #16,431 · 15 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,431
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH fungieren

Nearest frequency peer: fungieren (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „furchtbare“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „furchtbare“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

furchtbare vs furchtbaren
91% similar
furchtbare vs furchtbarer
91% similar
furchtbare vs furchtbares
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for furchtbare
PropertyValue
Headwordfurchtbare
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈfʊʁçtbaːʁə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#16,431
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „furchtbare“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).furchtbareliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „fungieren“ (#16,430), „Förderer“ (#16,432), „Freuden“ (#16,429). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „furchtbare“ bei #16,431. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around furchtbare (IPA [ˈfʊʁçtbaːʁə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,431 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for furchtbare, with forms such as "ffurchtbare", "fucrhtbare", and "furcchtbare". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "furchtbaren", "furchtbarer", "furchtbares", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is furchtbare, spelled F-U-R-C-H-T-B-A-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs furchtbar
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs furchtbar
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs furchtbar
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs furchtbar
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs furchtbar
  6. 6
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs furchtbar
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs furchtbar
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs furchtbar
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs furchtbar
  10. 10
    Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs furchtbar
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs furchtbar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ffurchtbare
  • fucrhtbare
  • furcchtbare
  • furchbtare
  • furchhtbare
  • furchtabre
  • furchtbaer
  • furchtbarre
  • furchtbbare
  • furchtbrae
  • furchttbare
  • furcthbare
  • furhctbare
  • furrchtbare
  • ufrchtbare

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of furchtbare - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ffurchtbare1fucrhtbare2furcchtbare1furchbtare2furchhtbare1furchtabre2furchtbaer2furchtbarre1
Edit distance from "furchtbare"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "furchtbare"?
"furchtbare" is spelled F-U-R-C-H-T-B-A-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʊʁçtbaːʁə].
What does "furchtbare" mean?
As an adjective, "furchtbare" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs furchtbar
What words are commonly confused with "furchtbare"?
"furchtbare" is commonly confused with "furchtbaren", "furchtbarer", "furchtbares". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "furchtbare"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "furchtbare" is [ˈfʊʁçtbaːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "furchtbare" come from?
"furchtbare" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "furchtbare", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gefundenen#16,436Flughafens#16,423gehörenden#16,439Fachwissen#16,416

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

gefälscht15 variantsHierarchie15 variantsermordeten15 variantsenttäuschen15 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list